Gerald J. Ford J.D.

Background

Mr. Gerald J. Ford, also known as Jerry, J.D. is a Co-Managing Member of Ford Financial Fund, L.P. Mr. Ford served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Citibank (West) BanCorp. Inc. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Golden State BanCorp. Inc. and Golden State Holdings Inc., from September 1998 to 2002. Mr. Ford served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Hilltop Holdings Inc. since December 31, 2009 until March 11, 2010. He ... has been the chairman at Hilltop Holdings Inc. since August 01, 2007. He has been Director at Hilltop Holdings Inc. since June 30, 2005. He served as the Chief Executive Officer at Liberte Investors Inc. until July 2002. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of California Federal Bank, from October 1994 to November 2002, and California Federal Preferred Capital Corporation, from November 1996 to November 2002. Mr. Ford served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of First United Bank Group, Inc., until its sale in 1994. In this capacity, he acquired and consolidated more than 30 commercial banks from 1975 to 1993, forming First United Bank Group, Inc. Mr. Ford serves as the Chairman of Flexpoint Ford, LLC. He has been the Chairman of the Board and Director of First Acceptance Corp., since its formation in August 1996. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Triad Financial SM LLC. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Fremont General Corporation and Fremont Investment & Loan. He is a Trustee of Southern Methodist University where he was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Ford has been a Director of Scientific Games Corp. since September 14, 2005; Affordable Residential Communities Inc. since June 30, 2005 and Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, National Association since April 2010. He serves on the Executive Board of Dedman School of Law at S.M.U. He has been a Director of Freeport-McMoRan Inc., since 2000 and its Lead Independent Director since June 25, 2013. Mr. Ford serves as a Trustee of Southwestern Medical Foundation, Childrens Medical Foundation, and Dallas Citizen's Council. He is a Member of the Board of Overseers of Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University. Mr. Ford serves as a Director of First Nationwide Holdings Inc., and Auto One Acceptance Corporation. He has been a Director of SWS Group, Inc. since July 29, 2011. Mr. Ford served as a Director of McMoRan Exploration Co., from 1998 to June 2013. He served as a Director of California Federal Bank, from October 1994 to November 2002, and California Federal Preferred Capital Corporation, from November 1996 to November 2002. Mr. Ford served as a Director of Golden State BanCorp. Inc., since 1994 and AmeriCredit Corp., from June 2, 2003 to August 2004. He served as a Director of Golden State Financial Corporation. Mr. Ford served as a Director of General Motors Financial Company, Inc., from June 2, 2003 to August 2004. He served as a Director of FCX. Mr. Ford served as a Director of Signature Group Holdings Inc., until May 22, 2007. He served as the Chairman of First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation from October 1994 to November 2002 and previously served as Chairman of Pacific Capital Bancorp until its sale on December 1, 2012. He served as a Director of First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation. He is a banking and financial institutions entrepreneur and private investor and is involved in numerous mergers and acquisitions of private and public sector financial institutions, primarily in the Southwest United States, over the 30 years. Mr. Ford is one of the nation’s most accomplished financial services executives. He has acquired, managed and sold banking businesses and other financial services companies for over 35 years. In 1995, he was named a Distinguished Alumni of S.M.U. Mr. Ford received a J.D. from S.M.U. School of Law in 1969 and a B.A. in Economics from Southern Methodist University in 1966.

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